Daughters

Mother's here. She seems to have taken lessons in holding babies gracefully. I guess that does mean she's useful to give Kerem more breaks, even though the idea of mother actually changing her granddaughter is head-shakingly incongruous. They do look well together. I'm sure mother's aware of that.

We had one of those conversations:

“Jonny?”

“Gone.”

*pause*

“But you're not alone.”

“Correct.”

*pause*

“Will Jonny be back?”

“I don't know. *pause* I hope so, for Maia.”

Why is it still so hard to ask her about my father?